An ancient conifer (I think it's a pencil pine) on the shores of Lake St.Clair in the highlands of Tasmania. This is a remarkable place (and a World Heritage Area). The lake, Australia's deepest, was carved by a glacier. The rocks in the foreground show signs of gouging when they were carried and deposited by the glacier. The whole national park (Cradle Mountain-Lake St.Clair NP) abounds with unique species, many of them relics from Gondwana times (the super-continent consisting of what are now Australia, Zealandia, India, Africa, South America and Antarctica).
K-3 + DA 12-24